Genius of Britain: 2- A room full of brilliant minds

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This episode looks at the scientific spark that ignited the Industrial Revolution in Britain.

James Dyson tells the story of how a young James Watt was inspired to perfect the steam engine that would change the world forever.

Jim Al-Khalili explains how Joseph Priestley, a clergyman with a fascination for gases, discovered the very air we breathe and started a craze for soda water.

David Attenborough talks about his hero Joseph Banks, the great naturalist who sailed to the South Seas and founded Kew Gardens on his return.

And Robert Winston reveals the extraordinary story of John Hunter, surgeon, anatomist... and body-snatcher.

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